News of imports

China scoops up cheaper Argentina soybeans as US harvest begins

21-09-2022 15:20 China, the world's biggest soybean importer, has greatly increased purchases from Argentina, just as US farmers begin to harvest their crop.

BLOOMBERG

Peso crisis imperils coffee supplies in famed cafes of Argentina

30-08-2022 15:47 An escalating currency crisis is threatening a touchstone of Buenos Aires life: coffee.

NEW MEASURES

Argentina to tighten import controls to preserve reserves

23-08-2022 12:49 Argentina's government will impose restrictions to discourage imports in the coming days and protect reserves.

EDITORIAL

A motley crew – in the air and on the ground

18-06-2022 07:53 A Venezuelan cargo plane with mysterious Iranians is a random factor entering out of the blue for a government sinking ever deeper into the red, concealing as much as reflecting more substantial issues.

LATIN AMERICA

US-Venezuela business picking up despite punishing sanctions

05-06-2022 12:35 Venezuela's imports of US food and farming products are on the rise, with the private sector driving increased business between the two former partners despite punishing sanctions imposed on Caracas by Washington.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina's trade surplus up by 17.7% in 2021

21-01-2022 22:49 Argentina closed out 2021 with a trade volume of US$141 billion, its biggest since 2013, and a surplus of almost US$15 billion, 17% higher than the previous year.

And that reminds me...

Importing no less important

09-10-2021 12:12 Everybody hails the importance of exports. Imports have no such luck.

by Michael Soltys

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Cuba protests fanned by worst economic crisis since fall of USSR

16-07-2021 03:00 Cuba's deepest economic crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a spike in Covid-19 infections, power blackouts and increased use of social media all helped fan discontent with the 62-year-old communist regime.

MERCOSUR AT 30: ANALYSIS

Thirty years on since its founding, Mercosur faces uncertain future

27-03-2021 07:17 Regional bloc celebrates its 30th birthday weakened by differences, with its partners unprepared for post-pandemic world.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Trade volume fell 14.9% in 2020, but with US$12.5B surplus

28-01-2021 16:43 Trade volume last year totalled US$97.24 billion, 14.9% down from the previous year, but with surplus of US$12.528 billion.

Global Pandemic

UN: Covid shrinks Latin American trade for 2020

22-01-2021 15:49 The coronavirus pandemic has triggered the steepest drop in Latin American foreign trade in 2020 since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago, a UN body said Friday.

BUSINESS

Currency controls hit private companies in Argentina

10-10-2020 10:11 Capital controls were already a headache for private companies, but more drastic measures obliging firms to restructure their debts has delivered an even harder blow.